Collar



MQSAQS IN VEN TOR M -WQLD A TTORNE YS Q Q t M. WALD COLLAR Filed March 2 june 17 1924.

Patented June 17,1924.

` UNITED STATES MAX WALD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAR.`

Application led March 2, 1923. Serial No. 622,367.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MAX WALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Im-L proved Collar, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel, and has particular reference to a collar.

It is well known that turn-down collars, and particularly those which are starched when laundered, very often tear around the button-holes and at the ends of the folding line which forms the junction between the neckband and flap portions so that the co1- lar is, in a comparatively short time, rendered useless.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the above diiculty by providing a collar embodying an improved construction, wherein the sections or plies thereof are so made and assembled to form the completed article that the possibility of the material tearing about the button-holes or at` the ends of the folding line is reduced to a minimum.

Another object' is to improve the con-A struction of the collar by providing a plurality of sections each of which is utilized to form arts of both the band and flap portions and) which have secured thereto a reinforcing strip, one edge of which defines the -folding line of the collar.l

The above and` other objects will appear more clearly from the? following detail de scription, when taken in connection 4with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of the completed collar, partly broken away to illustrate the interior construction;

Figure 2 is' a section on the Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional' view through the collar illustrating the manner in which certain parts' of the collar are assembled; v

Figure 4 is Figure 1;

.line 2-2 of a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 5 -is a plan View of one of the end reinforcing strips employed in connection with the invention; and

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a different form of the invention. v Referring more particularly to Figures l to 5 inclusive, the collar illustrated in these gures is of the turn-down type and may be either a soft or stiff collar. Broadly, the collar is shown as includingthe neckband and flap portions 7 and 8, respectively. In making the collar the portions 7 y. and 8 are formed yby employing two complemental sections or plies 9 andlO, the width of each of which` substantially equal to the combined widths of the portions r7 and 8. By forming the sections in this manner,A the usual method of making a collar in which the sections or plies are stitched together to provide a foldingjline is obviated. The sections 9 and 10 are first secured together along adjacent longitudinal edges by a row of stitches 11, after which a reinforcing strip or counter 12 of substantially the length of said sections is secured to the section 9 by a row of stitches 13, said reinforcing strip being preferably folded upon itself, as shown in Fi ure 3, to increase the thickness thereof. T -is strip 12 is secured in position intermediate the ,longitudinal edges of the section 9 and the upper lon tudinal edge of said strip is `.utilized to efine the folding line of the collar, as illustrated in Figure 2, which forms the juncture between the portions 7 and 8. When stitch' ing' the strip 12 in position-the end reinforcing strips`14 are alsoplaced in position at the ends of the strip 12, said stri s 14 being of a size to overlap parts of the and and flap portions of the collar and the outer edges of said strips 14 are cut to conform to the contour of the ends offsaid portions 7 and 8. Parts of the strips 14 also surround the end button-holes 15 in the collar so as to reinforce these holes when the same are formedJ- .An intermediate reinforcing strip 16 is also secured in position when the strip 12 is being stitched to the section 9 and this intermediate strip 16 also has a .portion surrounding'` the rear button-hole 17 formed in the band portion of the collar so as to i reinforce said hole.

- After the strips 12, 14 and 16 have been secured in position, the sections 9 and 1() are reversed, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3, so that said strips will be interposed between the sections and thus be invisible when the collar is in its completed state. Following the reversing operation the sections are sewed together about their edges by a second row of stitches 18, which not only secure the sections together, but extend through the Strips 14 and 16 adjacent their outer edges so that said strips will be securely maintained in proper position.

ln the forni of the invention shown in Figure 6. the reinforcing strip 12 which is secured to the section 9 is shown as consisting of four thicknesses instead of two and instead of only utilizing one other section in connection with the section 9 two sections 10 may be employed, thus imparting to the collar an added thicknesstwhich will give it more rigidity when being worn.

What is claimed is:

A turn-down collar, comprising two similarly shaped sections secured together to overlie one another, each section consisting of a neck band portion and a Hap portion integral with the neck band portion, and a strip folded upon itself and secured at its folded edge only to the inner face of one of the sections at the junction of its neck band and Hap portions, whereby a comparatively narrow and thick strip is provided which lies between the said sections so as to be entirely concealed and which clearly defines the folding line between the neck band and Hap portions of the collar.

MAX WALD. 

